The telescope captured an incredibly intricate, close-up view of one of the most famous celestial objects.
The Webb Space Telescope has given us another cosmic treat. The young observatory captured a closer look of the ethereal clouds of dust and gas that form a nearby nebula, illuminated by a companion star in the constellation Orion . Located a mere 1,375 light-years away, the Horsehead Nebula is shaped like a celestial horse galloping across the clouds in a starry dream.
The latest observations of the Horsehead Nebula have also allowed astronomers to better understand the multidimensional shape of the nebula and study how the dust blocks and emits light. The Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33, formed from a collapsing cloud of material. The head portion is roughly 3.5 light-years across. Although the gas clouds surrounding it have started to fade, its famous pillar is still rising strong with thick clumps of material that are harder to erode.
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